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Christian Menefee

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Christian Menefee

Christian Dashaun Menefee (born April 17, 1988) is an American attorney and politician who currently serves as County Attorney for Harris County, Texas. Elected in 2020, Menefee is the youngest person and first Black American to serve as Harris County Attorney. On March 18, 2025, he announced his intention to run in the special election for the U.S. House of Representatives District 18 after the death of Representative Sylvester Turner. He will remain in office as county attorney until a successor appointed by the Harris County Commissioners Court takes office.

Infobox

Preceded by
Vince Ryan
Born
Christian Dashaun Menefee (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 (age 37)Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Children
2
Education
University of Texas, San Antonio (BA)Washington University in St. Louis (JD)
Party
Democratic

Tables

March 2020 Harris County Attorney Primary Election[23] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
249,704
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Christian Dashaun Menefee
125,971
50.45%
Democratic
Vince Ryan
62,630
25.08%
Democratic
Ben Rose
61,103
24.47%
Total votes
249,704
100.0%
November 2020 Harris County Attorney General Election[24] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,552,222
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Christian Dashaun Menefee
848,451
54.66%
Republican
John Nation
703,771
45.34%
Total votes
1,552,222
100.0%
March 2024 Harris County Attorney Primary Election[25] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
154,489
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Christian D. Menefee
108,207
70.04%
Democratic
Umeka "UA" Lewis
46,282
29.96%
Total votes
154,489
100.0%
November 2024 Harris County Attorney General Election[26] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,461,079
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Christian D. Menefee
739,048
50.58%
Republican
Jacqueline Lucci Smith
722,031
49.42%
Total votes
1,461,079
100.0%

References

  1. grist.org
    https://grist.org/accountability/a-texas-county-wants-to-punish-polluters-the-state-wont-let-it/
  2. www.utsa.edu
    https://www.utsa.edu/today/2022/02/story/Menefee-keynote-speaker.html
  3. Houston Chronicle
    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/article/Menefee-elected-as-first-African-American-Harris-15701626.php
  4. "Christian Menefee Resigns as Harris County Attorney to Run for Congress"
    https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/18/516233/christian-menefee-resigns-as-harris-county-attorney-to-run-for-congress
  5. "History in the courtroom: Meet the youngest Harris County Attorney ever"
    https://abc13.com/christian-menefee-harris-county-attorney-law/10698353/
  6. "Christian Dashaun Menefee"
    https://ballotpedia.org/Christian_Dashaun_Menefee
  7. The Houston Chronicle
    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-We-recommend-Christian-Menefee-for-15609716.php
  8. houstonchronicle.com
    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/grieder/article/Harris-County-Attorney-s-office-won-t-be-16996047.php
  9. "First African American elected as Harris County attorney"
    https://www.fox26houston.com/news/first-african-american-elected-as-harris-county-attorney
  10. cnn.com
    https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/11/politics/texas-lawsuit-mail-in-voting/index.html
  11. www.khou.com
    https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/harris-county-legal-action-texas-random-audit-2022-election/285-c7892266-a300-4310-a433-c9bca5d02f80
  12. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/us/politics/election-inspectors-harris-county-texas.html
  13. www.thehill.com
    https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567746-harris-county-files-lawsuit-against-abbott-ban-of-mask-mandates/
  14. www.msnbc.com
    https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/texas-attorney-gop-governor-s-vaccine-mandate-ban-is-anti-business-123694661665
  15. Austin American-Statesman
    https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/01/06/austin-appeals-court-allows-harris-county-impose-mask-mandate/9116053002/
  16. www.vanityfair.com
    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/02/white-house-texas-republicans-trans-youth
  17. The Daily Beast
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-i-wont-follow-gov-abbotts-anti-trans-order
  18. The Texas Tribune
    https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/22/harris-county-midterm-count-2022-late-ballots/
  19. Fox News
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-supreme-court-allows-harris-county-count-2000-votes-election-day-extension
  20. The Texas Observer
    https://www.texasobserver.org/christian-menefee-pollution-union-pacific/
  21. The Texas Tribune
    https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/09/epa-investigation-tceq-houston/
  22. The National Law Review
    https://www.natlawreview.com/article/epa-announces-appointments-to-local-government-advisory-committee
  23. "Democratic Party Cumulative — Official Harris County, Texas — Primary Election — March 03, 2020"
    https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/20200303/DemocraticCumulative.pdf
  24. "Cumulative Report — Official Harris County, Texas — General and Special Elections — November 03, 2020"
    https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/20201103/Official%20Cumulative.pdf
  25. "Cumulative Results Report — Harris County, Texas — Primary Election — March 05, 2024"
    https://appfiles.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/Data/0324/dem-cumulative.pdf
  26. "Cumulative Results Report General and Special Elections November 5, 2024"
    https://appfiles.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/Data/1124/cumulative.pdf
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